The US Energy Information Administration has this week predicted that electricity generated from wind energy will surpass that from hydroelectricity, the previously-dominant renewable energy source in the US.
According to the latest Short-Term...
A new analysis from Aurora Energy Research which highlights “the new economics of offshore wind” has shown that offshore wind in the United Kingdom could reach up to 30 gigawatts by the...
Cuba aims to become one of the more than 100 countries that will meet their energy demands with renewable sources like wind, water or sunlight by 2050, as experts predict.
To reach that...
Wind power has set a new record in the UK, topping 10GW of output for the first time according to the latest data from Drax Electric Insights.
Wind energy first broke the 10GW...
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced this week that it will supply 62 of its new 8-megawatt direct-drive offshore wind turbines to the 500 megawatt Saint Brieuc project in France, bringing the company’s...
Within 10 months of introducing competitive auctions in the wind energy sector, India has witnessed a sharp correction in tariff bids by project developers. The major reason for this sharp correction is...
The global offshore wind market is set to grow 16 per cent a year through to 2030, delivering a six-fold increase in capacity compared to today's levels, according to the latest analysis...
Numbers have just come out this week from danskenergi.dk, the Danish energy organization whose members support companies in delivering steady green power to the Danes, with an impressive uptime of 99.99% at...
TenneT, the Dutch equivalent of the UK’s National Grid, is thinking about future offshore wind power for a decade or more from now. It proposes to construct a man-made island on Dogger...
The latest onshore wind energy auction in India has yielded the lowest-ever tariffs quoted by project developers.
The wind energy auction organized by the state government of Gujarat its power distribution company revealed...
After delay of several years, India may eventually auction and allocate its first-ever offshore wind energy projects next year.
The Minister for New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh, recently told media outlets that...
Climate change is affecting wind energy’s potential to provide power, diminishing a renewable energy source that scientists and policymakers are counting on to replace fossil fuels, according to two scientific studies.
The world...
German energy firm Innogy SE is making its first foray into the US wind power market, with a deal to buy a 2GW portfolio of onshore wind projects from EverPower Wind Holdings...
The Dutch government's decision to hold the first zero-subsidy auction for offshore wind has paid off, with the government announcing yesterday that bidders have come forward and the site will be developed...
The Netherlands has at least one 'subsidy-free' bidder for its offshore wind auction after Swedish utility Vattenfall confirmed on Friday its entry to the fray.
Vattenfall is the first developer to confirm its...
Bill McKibben calls the Alberta tar sands a “carbon bomb.” Not only does it require huge quantities of energy to separate the oil from the sands, the oil produced creates more carbon...
